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Belt game 2,319 · April 25, 1973 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 98–97 at home to start reign 1,015 of the NBA belt, the 150th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since April 18, 1973, with 2 defenses over 7 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 29, 1973.

1,015Reign number
150Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dave Cowens4832163——14-30—4-6
John Havlicek301825——6-8—6-9
Jojo White4315147——5-21—5-5
Don Chaney341354——6-14—1-4
Don Nelson341141——5-11—1-3
Paul Silas439203——3-8—3-5
Paul Westphal5000——0-0—0-0
Steve Kuberski3000——0-0—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Walt Frazier472195——7-16—7-8
Dave DeBusschere4119125——9-19—1-2
Jerry Lucas261251——5-10—2-2
Earl Monroe271144——5-12—1-2
Phil Jackson201140——5-8—1-2
Willis Reed291060——5-14—0-0
Bill Bradley20921——3-6—3-3
Dean Meminger24443——2-4—0-1
John Gianelli6000——0-2—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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